Poor Students, Richer Teaching: Mindsets That Raise Student Achievement

Second in a two-book series

This research-based teacher resource details the difficult but necessary work that K-12 teachers must undertake to positively impact the college and career readiness of students living in poverty. A companion to Poor Students, Rich Teaching, this book outlines three new mindsets that enhance teaching and strengthen students' learning: the positivity mindset, enrichment mindset, and graduation mindset. Author Eric Jensen includes implementation strategies and lesson-planning tools designed to increase student engagement and success.

This book will help you use mindsets in the classroom to motivate students to learn:

• Understand the urgency of student poverty in the United States and how poverty affects classroom engagement, student success, and high school graduation rates.
• Learn how to engage students in the three mindsets to strengthen an attitude of academic optimism, hope, and resilience.
• Positively influence students' social emotional learning to impact achievement and increase college and career readiness skills.
• Build students' cognitive load capacity and social skills to support learning in spite of the challenges they face.
• Communicate the importance of learner autonomy and choice in motivation for students.

Contents:
About the Author
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The New Normal

Part One: Why the Positivity Mindset?
Chapter 2: Secrets of the Positivity Mindset
Chapter 3: Boost Optimism and Hope
Chapter 4: Build Positive Attitudes
Chapter 5: Foster Control, Choice, and Relevancy
Chapter 6: Change the Emotional Set Point
Chapter 7: Lock in the Positivity Mindset

Part Two: Why the Enrichment Mindset?
Chapter 8: Secrets of the Enrichment Mindset
Chapter 9: Manage the Cognitive Load
Chapter 10: Develop Better Thinking Skills
Chapter 11: Enhance Study Skills and Vocabulary
Chapter 12: Build Better Memory
Chapter 13: Lock in the Enrichment Mindset

Part Three: Why the Graduation Mindset?
Chapter 14: Secrets of the Graduation Mindset
Chapter 15: Support Alternative Solutions
Chapter 16: Prepare for College and Careers
Chapter 17: Lock in the Graduation Mindset

Appendix A: Rich Lesson Planning
Appendix B: Running Your Own Brain
References and Resources
Index

Also see the related resource, Poor Students, Rich Teaching.

Eric Jensen, PhD, is a former teacher and the author of more than 28 books. Since the early 1990s, he has synthesized brain research and developed practical applications for educators.

Dr. Jensen is a member of the invitation-only Society for Neuroscience and the President's Club at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He cofounded SuperCamp, the first and largest brain-compatible academic enrichment program, held in sixteen countries with more than 65,000 graduates.

Dr. Jensen has authored more than twenty-eight books, including Teaching With Poverty in Mind, Tools for Engagement, Engaging Students With Poverty in Mind, Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain, Bringing the Common Core to Life in K-8 Classrooms, and Different Brains, Different Learners.

Dr. Jensen received his BA in English from San Diego State University. He received an MA in organizational development and a PhD in human development from Fielding Graduate University.

To learn more about Eric Jensen's teacher workshops and leadership events, visit Jensen Learning (jensenlearning.com).